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<p><b>INTERVIEW - DAVID BROWN</b></p>
<p>Religious organisations that hold free events on campus are preventing students from developing a genuine commitment to Judaism and Israel, the executive director of the Union of Jewish Students has warned. </p>
<p>David Brown, who joined UJS in June, said groups offering these events were detracting from the work of campus Jewish societies.</p>
<p>He said: “The UJS believes that when you value something, you invest in it. You invest with your time, and as long as you are able, you invest with your money.</p>
<p>“When other things are happening on campus where you can turn up for free and do things and then get free trips here and there, it perpetuates a culture of free, which, I think, is really damaging to the long-term leadership of the community.”</p>
<p>Groups that organise free events for students include outreach organisations such as Aish and Chabad. </p>
<p>Speaking from the Union’s new base at JW3, the multi-million pound Jewish community centre for London, he said: “If we have a whole generation of people going through university where to be Jewish is just something you get given to you on a plate, then when it comes to things like JW3, you’re not necessarily going to value it and think that you need to invest in it.”</p>
<p>He believed that what he termed the “iGeneration” — young people who grew up building their own playlists on iTunes rather than accepting a pre-decided record listing — would ultimately reject organisations that tried to give them “a very clear idea of how you should or shouldn’t be Jewish”. </p>
<p>He said: “They might get people to take up their activities that they’re offering for free, but the students won’t develop a personal and genuine commitment to Judaism and Israel in the way you can in a cross-communal space, where you don’t push an agenda.”</p>
<p>He also warned that if such groups took students away from JSoc activities, resulting in JSocs no longer being seen as the centre of Jewish campus life, “then you’re leading to a more fragmented Jewish community”.</p>
<p>Mr Brown, who grew up in the Redbridge Jewish community and studied at Nottingham Trent University, was more optimistic about a different threat to Jewish life on campus — antisemitism. </p>
<p>He said: “I want to reassure every student, prospective student and parent that almost everywhere, almost all of the time, things are fine.</p>
<p>“When certain things happen in the Middle East there is a spike of activity that can sometimes bring to the fore elements and sentiments that make some Jews feel uncomfortable. </p>
<p>“But we are not seeing huge amounts of general antisemitism. There are a few incidents of graffiti here and there, a few sporadic incidents, but essentially it’s completely under control. I think there is a positive trend for the future.”</p>
<p>He cited unsuccessful anti-Israel motions tabled at National Union of Students conferences as an example of that trend. </p>
<p>“The really encouraging thing is they have consistently failed,” he said. “That shows good work by our students, but also by non-Jewish students who support our concerns.”</p>Campus newsUniversities112452storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/David Brown.JPG

UJS leader David Brown

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INTERVIEW - DAVID BROWN
Religious organisations that hold free events on campus are preventing students from developing a genuine commitment to Judaism and Israel, the executive director of the Union of Jewish Students has warned.
David Brown, who joined UJS in June, said groups offering these events were detracting from the work of campus Jewish societies.
He said: “The UJS believes that when you value something, you invest in it. You invest with your time, and as long as you are able, you invest with your money.
“When other things are happening on campus where you can turn up for free and do things and then get free trips here and there, it perpetuates a culture of free, which, I think, is really damaging to the long-term leadership of the community.”
Groups that organise free events for students include outreach organisations such as Aish and Chabad.
Speaking from the Union’s new base at JW3, the multi-million pound Jewish community centre for London, he said: “If we have a whole generation of people going through university where to be Jewish is just something you get given to you on a plate, then when it comes to things like JW3, you’re not necessarily going to value it and think that you need to invest in it.”
He believed that what he termed the “iGeneration” — young people who grew up building their own playlists on iTunes rather than accepting a pre-decided record listing — would ultimately reject organisations that tried to give them “a very clear idea of how you should or shouldn’t be Jewish”.
He said: “They might get people to take up their activities that they’re offering for free, but the students won’t develop a personal and genuine commitment to Judaism and Israel in the way you can in a cross-communal space, where you don’t push an agenda.”
He also warned that if such groups took students away from JSoc activities, resulting in JSocs no longer being seen as the centre of Jewish campus life, “then you’re leading to a more fragmented Jewish community”.
Mr Brown, who grew up in the Redbridge Jewish community and studied at Nottingham Trent University, was more optimistic about a different threat to Jewish life on campus — antisemitism.
He said: “I want to reassure every student, prospective student and parent that almost everywhere, almost all of the time, things are fine.
“When certain things happen in the Middle East there is a spike of activity that can sometimes bring to the fore elements and sentiments that make some Jews feel uncomfortable.
“But we are not seeing huge amounts of general antisemitism. There are a few incidents of graffiti here and there, a few sporadic incidents, but essentially it’s completely under control. I think there is a positive trend for the future.”
He cited unsuccessful anti-Israel motions tabled at National Union of Students conferences as an example of that trend.
“The really encouraging thing is they have consistently failed,” he said. “That shows good work by our students, but also by non-Jewish students who support our concerns.”
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 09:42:55 +0100Anna Sheinman112452 at http://www.thejc.com Campus Notebook: October 18, 2013http://www.thejc.com/campus/campus-notebook/112451/campus-notebook-october-18-2013
<p><b>INTRODUCING THE JWIT</b></p>
<p>A JWIT, as 21-year-old Ariella Levine explains in her blog on the subject, is a Jewish Wife in Training. The Bristol politics student writes about finding a JH (Jewish husband), her attempts to bake challah, and her future life as a JM (Jewish mother, of course). To read her exclusive blog post for the <i>JC</i>, <a href="http://www.thejc.com/campus/campus-comment/112389/introducing-jwit">click here</a> </p>
<p><b>STAND WITH US TODAY</b></p>
<p>Over 100 people attended the fourth annual student conference of Israel advocacy group Stand With Us. The keynote speaker was Israeli Paralympic tennis gold medallist Noam Gershony, who spoke of surviving an IDF helicopter crash during the 2006 Lebanon war. The student panel discussed successful campaigns on campus and the recent attempted pro-Palestinian boycott of the St Andrews JSoc ball. </p>
<p><b>LIVERPOOLING IT LARGE</b></p>
<p>It was up, up and away at Chabad Liverpool’s mega welcome party. As well as enjoying music from a live DJ, sushi, and cocktails, students wrote messages on helium balloons and then released them into the sky. Chabad rabbi Shmuli Brown said: “We had students from all walks of life getting together and meeting new people in such a warm setting.”</p>
<p><b>KEEP MARRIAGE IN MIND</b></p>
<p>“You may be too young to know it, but you want to marry in”. That was the message from writer Doron Kornbluth in his talk at Chabad Bristol called “Jewish and Dating”. He said Jews in their twenties are at their least religious and communally connected, so may not think that marrying another Jew is important — but, he said, it is. </p>Campus notebookWomenUniversities112451storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Ariella Levine and Noam Gershony.JPG

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INTRODUCING THE JWIT
A JWIT, as 21-year-old Ariella Levine explains in her blog on the subject, is a Jewish Wife in Training. The Bristol politics student writes about finding a JH (Jewish husband), her attempts to bake challah, and her future life as a JM (Jewish mother, of course). To read her exclusive blog post for the JC, click here
STAND WITH US TODAY
Over 100 people attended the fourth annual student conference of Israel advocacy group Stand With Us. The keynote speaker was Israeli Paralympic tennis gold medallist Noam Gershony, who spoke of surviving an IDF helicopter crash during the 2006 Lebanon war. The student panel discussed successful campaigns on campus and the recent attempted pro-Palestinian boycott of the St Andrews JSoc ball.
LIVERPOOLING IT LARGE
It was up, up and away at Chabad Liverpool’s mega welcome party. As well as enjoying music from a live DJ, sushi, and cocktails, students wrote messages on helium balloons and then released them into the sky. Chabad rabbi Shmuli Brown said: “We had students from all walks of life getting together and meeting new people in such a warm setting.”
KEEP MARRIAGE IN MIND
“You may be too young to know it, but you want to marry in”. That was the message from writer Doron Kornbluth in his talk at Chabad Bristol called “Jewish and Dating”. He said Jews in their twenties are at their least religious and communally connected, so may not think that marrying another Jew is important — but, he said, it is.
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:01:22 +0100Anna Sheinman112451 at http://www.thejc.comGiving Agudas housing a good namehttp://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/112234/giving-agudas-housing-a-good-name
<p>A £2.6 million social housing project in Temple Fortune has been named after a murdered British yeshivah student who always tried to help people in need.</p>
<p>Shmuel Eliyahu Mett was stabbed to death in Jerusalem in 2005 on his way home from the Kotel. The murder was carried out by a Hamas supporter in revenge for the throwing of a pig’s head into a Jaffa mosque.</p>
<p>At last week’s opening of Shmuel House and Elijah House — which will provide affordable housing for 13 Orthodox families — Shmuel’s father Dr Percy Mett said the site, off Princes Park Avenue, had particular resonance as Shmuel passed it every day on the way to synagogue.</p>
<p>Building work on the Agudas Israel Housing Association project took a year and residents of the three- and four-bedroom flats have been moving in over the past few weeks. It is the association’s first project in the area.</p>
<p>Agudas Israel chief executive Ita Symons said: “We’re thrilled to be here in north-west London. It couldn’t be in a more lovely spot.”</p>Community lifeCharityTemple Fortune112234storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Ita Symons and members of the Elzas family who live in the new development.jpg

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A £2.6 million social housing project in Temple Fortune has been named after a murdered British yeshivah student who always tried to help people in need.
Shmuel Eliyahu Mett was stabbed to death in Jerusalem in 2005 on his way home from the Kotel. The murder was carried out by a Hamas supporter in revenge for the throwing of a pig’s head into a Jaffa mosque.
At last week’s opening of Shmuel House and Elijah House — which will provide affordable housing for 13 Orthodox families — Shmuel’s father Dr Percy Mett said the site, off Princes Park Avenue, had particular resonance as Shmuel passed it every day on the way to synagogue.
Building work on the Agudas Israel Housing Association project took a year and residents of the three- and four-bedroom flats have been moving in over the past few weeks. It is the association’s first project in the area.
Agudas Israel chief executive Ita Symons said: “We’re thrilled to be here in north-west London. It couldn’t be in a more lovely spot.”
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:22:07 +0100Anna Sheinman112234 at http://www.thejc.comNew York Sex offender back in classhttp://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/112260/new-york-sex-offender-back-class
<p>A New York Jewish university accused by former students of failing to deal properly with sex abuse by staff members has hired a teacher with a criminal record of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards children.</p>
<p>Akiva Roth, 42, took up a new position as a Hebrew teacher at one of Yeshivah University’s (YU) undergraduate schools, Yeshivah College, at the beginning of this term. </p>
<p>US newspaper The Forward has reported that, in 1997, Roth pleaded guilty to four counts of “lewdness” against several boys, offences committed while working as a private barmitzvah tutor. </p>
<p>The Forward reported that, according to court records: “During private barmitzvah classes, Roth exposed and touched himself and encouraged the boys to do the same.” </p>
<p>He was given 10 years’ probation. There is no suggestion that Roth has abused anyone whilst working at YU</p>
<p>A $380m case is pending against YU filed by 19 former students of Yeshivah High School over allegations of a cover-up of sexual misconduct. </p>World newsNew York112260story

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A New York Jewish university accused by former students of failing to deal properly with sex abuse by staff members has hired a teacher with a criminal record of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards children.
Akiva Roth, 42, took up a new position as a Hebrew teacher at one of Yeshivah University’s (YU) undergraduate schools, Yeshivah College, at the beginning of this term.
US newspaper The Forward has reported that, in 1997, Roth pleaded guilty to four counts of “lewdness” against several boys, offences committed while working as a private barmitzvah tutor.
The Forward reported that, according to court records: “During private barmitzvah classes, Roth exposed and touched himself and encouraged the boys to do the same.”
He was given 10 years’ probation. There is no suggestion that Roth has abused anyone whilst working at YU
A $380m case is pending against YU filed by 19 former students of Yeshivah High School over allegations of a cover-up of sexual misconduct.
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:00:48 +0100Anna Sheinman112260 at http://www.thejc.comAnger as abuser avoids prisonhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112288/anger-abuser-avoids-prison
<p>The family and friends of a girl who was sexually abused have spoken of their disbelief and disgust that the paedophile who abused her has walked free from court.</p>
<p>Simeon Osen, 52, from Chigwell in Essex, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual activity with the girl, as well as three counts of making indecent photographs of a child and two counts of possession of extreme pornography. </p>
<p>He was sentenced to an eight-month suspended sentence at Harrow Crown Court, north London, this week.<br />
The girl and her family, cannot be identified for legal reasons. </p>
<p>Osen, a former company director, received credit in sentencing for admitting to the abuse when confronted about it and pleading guilty.</p>
<p>The sentence requires him to wear a tag and abide by a curfew. He is also on the sex offenders register.<br />
The victim’s aunt attacked the decision not to send Osen to prison. </p>
<p>“What kind of example does that set and what does that say to my niece who’s been to hell and back?” She said her niece, who still has flashbacks, is “distraught”. </p>
<p>Osen was formerly the chief executive of concrete company Ronacrete, which is still run by his family, and he is a key supporter of Chabad Lubavitch in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. </p>
<p>The victim’s aunt said: “This is a man who goes to synagogue every week, his parents donated most of the money for Chigwell and Hainault Shul.” </p>
<p>A friend of his family, who did not wish to be named, said: “It’s disgusting — he should have been given a custodial sentence. He’s been deceiving people, he’s evil.”</p>
<p>The day after the sentencing, another convicted paedophile, Neil Wilson, who had pleaded guilty to similar charges to Osen, had his sentence changed by the Attorney General from a suspended sentence to a two-year jail sentence. </p>
<p>The victim’s aunt said: “The change in Neil Wilson’s sentence has given us hope. We’re going to look into the process that was used in his case to see if anything can be done.”</p>UK newsUK law112288storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Simeon Osen 2.JPG

Convicted paedophile Simeon Osen has walked free from court

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The family and friends of a girl who was sexually abused have spoken of their disbelief and disgust that the paedophile who abused her has walked free from court.
Simeon Osen, 52, from Chigwell in Essex, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual activity with the girl, as well as three counts of making indecent photographs of a child and two counts of possession of extreme pornography.
He was sentenced to an eight-month suspended sentence at Harrow Crown Court, north London, this week.
The girl and her family, cannot be identified for legal reasons.
Osen, a former company director, received credit in sentencing for admitting to the abuse when confronted about it and pleading guilty.
The sentence requires him to wear a tag and abide by a curfew. He is also on the sex offenders register.
The victim’s aunt attacked the decision not to send Osen to prison.
“What kind of example does that set and what does that say to my niece who’s been to hell and back?” She said her niece, who still has flashbacks, is “distraught”.
Osen was formerly the chief executive of concrete company Ronacrete, which is still run by his family, and he is a key supporter of Chabad Lubavitch in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
The victim’s aunt said: “This is a man who goes to synagogue every week, his parents donated most of the money for Chigwell and Hainault Shul.”
A friend of his family, who did not wish to be named, said: “It’s disgusting — he should have been given a custodial sentence. He’s been deceiving people, he’s evil.”
The day after the sentencing, another convicted paedophile, Neil Wilson, who had pleaded guilty to similar charges to Osen, had his sentence changed by the Attorney General from a suspended sentence to a two-year jail sentence.
The victim’s aunt said: “The change in Neil Wilson’s sentence has given us hope. We’re going to look into the process that was used in his case to see if anything can be done.”
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:30:51 +0100Anna Sheinman112288 at http://www.thejc.comFluenz flu vaccine containing pork product is kosherhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112249/fluenz-flu-vaccine-containing-pork-product-kosher
<p>A new flu vaccine that contains pork gelatine is kosher, rabbis have said.</p>
<p>The nasal spray vaccine Fluenz is being given to millions of toddlers and children across the UK this autumn.</p>
<p>Under a vaccination programme, all children aged two or three on September 1 2013, as well as 200,000 children aged four to 10 in seven trial areas, will receive the spray. </p>
<p>The vaccine, which is new to the UK, but has been used in the United States for 10 years, contains a hydrolysed porcine gelatine, which is used to stabilise the live vaccine. </p>
<p>The treatment is deemed more effective than the traditional flu injection because it is delivered in the same way the real flu virus is, by breathing it in.</p>
<p>Rabbi Abraham Adler from the Kashrus and Medicines Information Service, who has advised the government on kashrut issues, said: “According to Jewish laws, there is no problem with porcine or other animal derived ingredients in non-oral products. This includes vaccines, including those administered via the nose, injections, suppositories, creams and ointments.”</p>
<p>Rabbi Yehuda Brodie, registrar of the Manchester Beth Din, agreed, calling the vaccine “absolutely acceptable”.</p>
<p>He said: “We have already told schools in the Manchester area that parents have nothing to worry about.”</p>
<p>Trial areas for the four- to 10-year-olds include Gateshead and the London borough of Newham. The NHS plans eventually to roll out the programme to include all children and teenagers under 17.</p>
<p>GPs will administer the spray to two- and three-year-olds, while 200,000 older children in the trial areas will receive it in schools from NHS staff. Parents whose children are invited to be vaccinated will receive a letter by the end of October.</p>UK newsKosherHealth112249story

A new flu vaccine that contains pork gelatine is kosher, rabbis have said.
The nasal spray vaccine Fluenz is being given to millions of toddlers and children across the UK this autumn.
Under a vaccination programme, all children aged two or three on September 1 2013, as well as 200,000 children aged four to 10 in seven trial areas, will receive the spray.
The vaccine, which is new to the UK, but has been used in the United States for 10 years, contains a hydrolysed porcine gelatine, which is used to stabilise the live vaccine.
The treatment is deemed more effective than the traditional flu injection because it is delivered in the same way the real flu virus is, by breathing it in.
Rabbi Abraham Adler from the Kashrus and Medicines Information Service, who has advised the government on kashrut issues, said: “According to Jewish laws, there is no problem with porcine or other animal derived ingredients in non-oral products. This includes vaccines, including those administered via the nose, injections, suppositories, creams and ointments.”
Rabbi Yehuda Brodie, registrar of the Manchester Beth Din, agreed, calling the vaccine “absolutely acceptable”.
He said: “We have already told schools in the Manchester area that parents have nothing to worry about.”
Trial areas for the four- to 10-year-olds include Gateshead and the London borough of Newham. The NHS plans eventually to roll out the programme to include all children and teenagers under 17.
GPs will administer the spray to two- and three-year-olds, while 200,000 older children in the trial areas will receive it in schools from NHS staff. Parents whose children are invited to be vaccinated will receive a letter by the end of October.
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:00:47 +0100Anna Sheinman112249 at http://www.thejc.comOn Campus in October 2013http://www.thejc.com/galleries/campus-galleries/on-campus-october-2013
<p>It's been a busy beginning to October. Aish on Campus held their annual welcome Firestarter BBQs across university campuses in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham and Manchester for over 400 students. Manchester JSoc held its Crawl of Duty for over 90 students and Nottingham Chabad held a sushi welcome lunch for 200 students.</p>
<p>Do you want to be in this gallery? Send your pictures to <a href="mailto:campus@thejc.com">campus@thejc.com</a></p>
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It's been a busy beginning to October. Aish on Campus held their annual welcome Firestarter BBQs across university campuses in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham and Manchester for over 400 students. Manchester JSoc held its Crawl of Duty for over 90 students and Nottingham Chabad held a sushi welcome lunch for 200 students.
Do you want to be in this gallery? Send your pictures to campus@thejc.com
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Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:05:51 +0100Anna Sheinman112117 at http://www.thejc.comIsraelis score highly in travel freedom surveyhttp://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/112065/israelis-score-highly-travel-freedom-survey
<p>Israel is ranked 20th out of 90 nations for the number of countries its citizens can visit without a visa, according to a new survey. </p>
<p>Of the 219 destinations in the world, Israelis can visit 144 without a visa. This ranks them higher than Russians, South Africans and residents of The Vatican.</p>
<p>The UK is joint first in the Henley and Partners Index, along with Sweden and Finland. UK citizens can visit 173 countries without a visa. </p>
<p>Israel’s ranking is in stark comparison to those with a Palestinian Territory passport, who can visit only 36 countries without a visa, putting them fifth from bottom. Only people from Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan can visit fewer.</p>Israel newsPalestinian AuthorityIsrael112065story

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Israel is ranked 20th out of 90 nations for the number of countries its citizens can visit without a visa, according to a new survey.
Of the 219 destinations in the world, Israelis can visit 144 without a visa. This ranks them higher than Russians, South Africans and residents of The Vatican.
The UK is joint first in the Henley and Partners Index, along with Sweden and Finland. UK citizens can visit 173 countries without a visa.
Israel’s ranking is in stark comparison to those with a Palestinian Territory passport, who can visit only 36 countries without a visa, putting them fifth from bottom. Only people from Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan can visit fewer.
Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:41:01 +0100Anna Sheinman112065 at http://www.thejc.comCure for Crohn’s no longer science fictionhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112029/cure-crohn%E2%80%99s-no-longer-science-fiction
<p>A major advance has been made in the search for a cure for Crohn’s disease, the debilitating bowel disorder that disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews.</p>
<p>Professor Tony Segal of University College London believes he can now identify faulty genes in families in which the disease is prevalent.</p>
<p>Prof Segal made the prediction after he identified two faulty genes as a probable cause of the disease in one family. </p>
<p>He said the finding was “a huge step forward” and, if confirmed, could lead to a cure for Crohn’s sufferers, of which there are 63,000 in the UK. </p>
<p>Crohn’s disease (CD) is an inflammation of the bowel that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, weight-loss and fatigue. Sufferers follow strict diets and are often hospitalised when they experience “flare-ups”.</p>
<p>The incidence of CD within the Ashkenazi Jewish community is three to four times higher than in the general population; an estimated 2,000 Jews are affected in this country. </p>
<p>Until this research, the genetic cause of CD remained unclear. By looking at the genetic make-up of Jewish families with a high incidence of the disease, Prof Segal and his team have discovered what appears to be one of its causes: two faulty genes, which in combination are the cause of CD in one extended family of over 200 people.</p>
<p>If further genetic causes are found in other families, he said, “genes like this could be replaced by gene therapy”.</p>UK newsHealth112029storyEXCLUSIVE http://www.thejc.com/files/sEGAL.JPG

Professor Segal

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A major advance has been made in the search for a cure for Crohn’s disease, the debilitating bowel disorder that disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews.
Professor Tony Segal of University College London believes he can now identify faulty genes in families in which the disease is prevalent.
Prof Segal made the prediction after he identified two faulty genes as a probable cause of the disease in one family.
He said the finding was “a huge step forward” and, if confirmed, could lead to a cure for Crohn’s sufferers, of which there are 63,000 in the UK.
Crohn’s disease (CD) is an inflammation of the bowel that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, weight-loss and fatigue. Sufferers follow strict diets and are often hospitalised when they experience “flare-ups”.
The incidence of CD within the Ashkenazi Jewish community is three to four times higher than in the general population; an estimated 2,000 Jews are affected in this country.
Until this research, the genetic cause of CD remained unclear. By looking at the genetic make-up of Jewish families with a high incidence of the disease, Prof Segal and his team have discovered what appears to be one of its causes: two faulty genes, which in combination are the cause of CD in one extended family of over 200 people.
If further genetic causes are found in other families, he said, “genes like this could be replaced by gene therapy”.
Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:30:02 +0100Anna Sheinman112029 at http://www.thejc.comMirvis and Kapoor get their JW3 (mezuzah) fixhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112032/mirvis-and-kapoor-get-their-jw3-mezuzah-fix
<p>Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has praised the new JW3, calling it, like the mezuzah he was affixing at the venue, “glorious on the outside, magnificent on the inside”.</p>
<p>Rabbi Mirvis blessed the mezuzah, designed by renowned sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor, at a ceremony on Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>He said it was a “great, wonderful and historic event for the Jewish community”, and lauded Dame Vivien Duffield, the driving force behind the centre, as a “remarkable person, a truly outstanding role model”. He went on to compare her to God creating the world, saying that she, like God in a midrash, ignored those who argued over whether it was a good idea, and just got on with it.</p>
<p>Sir Anish explained that his stain- less-steel mezuzah took the form of a star of David with a twist. </p>
<p>He said: “It sits on the threshold and I hope it bodes well for all who pass.”</p>
<p> When asked whether he would give workshops at the newly opened centre, he said: “Why not?”</p>
<p>Also attending was Baroness Neuberger, who said she was “bowled over”, while cookery writer Claudia Roden praised the food at the JW3 restaurant, Zest.</p>UK newsArtRabbi Ephraim MirvisJW3112032storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Ephraim Mirvis (Photo Blake Ezra Photography).JPG

112024Eden blooms at JW3 opening
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has praised the new JW3, calling it, like the mezuzah he was affixing at the venue, “glorious on the outside, magnificent on the inside”.
Rabbi Mirvis blessed the mezuzah, designed by renowned sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor, at a ceremony on Tuesday evening.
He said it was a “great, wonderful and historic event for the Jewish community”, and lauded Dame Vivien Duffield, the driving force behind the centre, as a “remarkable person, a truly outstanding role model”. He went on to compare her to God creating the world, saying that she, like God in a midrash, ignored those who argued over whether it was a good idea, and just got on with it.
Sir Anish explained that his stain- less-steel mezuzah took the form of a star of David with a twist.
He said: “It sits on the threshold and I hope it bodes well for all who pass.”
When asked whether he would give workshops at the newly opened centre, he said: “Why not?”
Also attending was Baroness Neuberger, who said she was “bowled over”, while cookery writer Claudia Roden praised the food at the JW3 restaurant, Zest.
Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:18:07 +0100Anna Sheinman112032 at http://www.thejc.comNick Clegg says Mail-Miliband coverage is ‘out of order’http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112001/nick-clegg-says-mail-miliband-coverage-out-order%E2%80%99
<p>Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has added his voice to those criticising the Daily Mail for their depiction of Ed Miliband’s father Ralph.</p>
<p>Speaking on London radion station LBC this morning, he said that the Daily Mail claiming that Ralph Miliband was “the man who hated Britain” was "out of order".</p>
<p>In a tweet on Wednesday, John Mann, the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, called the article on the late Ralph Miliband, which portrayed him as a disloyal Marxist, was a “classical age-old antisemitic smear about disloyal Jews”.</p>
<p>In this week’s JC Jonathan Freedland reminds readers that “antisemitism in Britain often works that way: latent and hinted at, rather than overt”.</p>
<p>For more of the JC’s coverage, see the links below.</p>UK newsMediaNick CleggEd Miliband112001storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Nick Clegg.jpg

Nick Clegg

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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has added his voice to those criticising the Daily Mail for their depiction of Ed Miliband’s father Ralph.
Speaking on London radion station LBC this morning, he said that the Daily Mail claiming that Ralph Miliband was “the man who hated Britain” was "out of order".
In a tweet on Wednesday, John Mann, the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, called the article on the late Ralph Miliband, which portrayed him as a disloyal Marxist, was a “classical age-old antisemitic smear about disloyal Jews”.
In this week’s JC Jonathan Freedland reminds readers that “antisemitism in Britain often works that way: latent and hinted at, rather than overt”.
For more of the JC’s coverage, see the links below.
Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:14:33 +0100Anna Sheinman112001 at http://www.thejc.comCampus Notebook: October 4, 2013http://www.thejc.com/campus/campus-notebook/112009/campus-notebook-october-4-2013
<p><b>HIP-HOPPIN’ HEBREWS</b></p>
<p>Fresh from playing at the brand new JW3 in London, top Israeli hip-hop band Hadag Nahash performed for over 200 students at events organised by UJS in Birmingham and Leeds, and then made the trip to Manchester to perform an intimate acoustic set and be interviewed on National Student Radio.</p>
<p><b>SUCCAH CITY SLICKERS</b></p>
<p>Four top lawyers told a succah full of budding advocates what law they would like to change. The event, a UJS Q&amp;A at Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Succah in the City, featured Anthony Julius, the JC chairman and former lawyer to Princess Diana, who said he would like a higher limit for points on his driving licence. Solicitor Eve Salomon said she would reform Sod’s Law, while, more seriously, crossbencher Lord Pannick and BLP senior partner Harold Paisner cited the rules on assisted suicide as in need of redress. </p>
<p><b>A GREAT PEACE OF DESIGN</b></p>
<p>Interior architecture student at Leeds Metropolitan Julian Wogman is having his work shown at the Hepworth Wakefield gallery. His design turns the old mill next to the gallery into a peace-themed museum built around a central staircase, “creating unity”.</p>
<p><b>NO BLUES IN OXFORD</b></p>
<p>It was all smiles for Oxford’s new chaplain Michael Rosenfeld-Schueler as he attended his first Freshers’ fair with (<i>l-r</i>) UJS’s Georgina Bye and Brookes JSoc president Natalie Cirsch. Michael and his wife Tracey have named their new-born son Oriel — no connection to the Oxford college apparently.</p>Campus notebookUniversities112009storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Hadag Nahash.JPG

Israeli band Hadag Nahash

111708Campus Notebook: September 27, 2013111350What's new on campus in 2013
HIP-HOPPIN’ HEBREWS
Fresh from playing at the brand new JW3 in London, top Israeli hip-hop band Hadag Nahash performed for over 200 students at events organised by UJS in Birmingham and Leeds, and then made the trip to Manchester to perform an intimate acoustic set and be interviewed on National Student Radio.
SUCCAH CITY SLICKERS
Four top lawyers told a succah full of budding advocates what law they would like to change. The event, a UJS Q&amp;A at Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Succah in the City, featured Anthony Julius, the JC chairman and former lawyer to Princess Diana, who said he would like a higher limit for points on his driving licence. Solicitor Eve Salomon said she would reform Sod’s Law, while, more seriously, crossbencher Lord Pannick and BLP senior partner Harold Paisner cited the rules on assisted suicide as in need of redress.
A GREAT PEACE OF DESIGN
Interior architecture student at Leeds Metropolitan Julian Wogman is having his work shown at the Hepworth Wakefield gallery. His design turns the old mill next to the gallery into a peace-themed museum built around a central staircase, “creating unity”.
NO BLUES IN OXFORD
It was all smiles for Oxford’s new chaplain Michael Rosenfeld-Schueler as he attended his first Freshers’ fair with (l-r) UJS’s Georgina Bye and Brookes JSoc president Natalie Cirsch. Michael and his wife Tracey have named their new-born son Oriel — no connection to the Oxford college apparently.
Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:38:01 +0100Anna Sheinman112009 at http://www.thejc.comStudents' standing starthttp://www.thejc.com/community/community-life/111699/students-standing-start
<p>Thirteen pre-university students have returned from a week-long intensive programme in Israel designed to make them better campus advocates for the country.</p>
<p>During a programme run by support group StandWithUs UK, participants met senior diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had briefings with IDF representatives including Major Ala Wahib, its highest ranking Arab-Israeli. The itinerary also took in the Peres Centre for Peace and a Druze village. </p>
<p>Nineteen-year-old Jake Berger, who is going to Oxford in October, said “a personal highlight was a visit to the amazing charity Save A Child’s Heart in the Wolfson Hospital. We met a woman there from Gaza City and her four-month-old daughter, who had just received life-saving heart surgery.”</p>
<p>The 13 will become StandWithUs fellows, working to promote constructive dialogue on campus. StandWithUs Europe director Tanya Stern said: “This trip not only provided our fellows with high-level educational briefings. We took them around the country to see for themselves.</p>
<p>“When these students are challenged on campus with an ‘Israeli Apartheid Wall’, they now have the tools to say: ‘We have seen Israel’s security fence, we have spoken to Israelis and Palestinians. This is not the reality on the ground.’”</p>Community lifeCharityEducation111699storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Jake Berger (3rd from left).jpg

Some of the future young advocates for Israel during their fact-finding mission to the country

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Thirteen pre-university students have returned from a week-long intensive programme in Israel designed to make them better campus advocates for the country.
During a programme run by support group StandWithUs UK, participants met senior diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had briefings with IDF representatives including Major Ala Wahib, its highest ranking Arab-Israeli. The itinerary also took in the Peres Centre for Peace and a Druze village.
Nineteen-year-old Jake Berger, who is going to Oxford in October, said “a personal highlight was a visit to the amazing charity Save A Child’s Heart in the Wolfson Hospital. We met a woman there from Gaza City and her four-month-old daughter, who had just received life-saving heart surgery.”
The 13 will become StandWithUs fellows, working to promote constructive dialogue on campus. StandWithUs Europe director Tanya Stern said: “This trip not only provided our fellows with high-level educational briefings. We took them around the country to see for themselves.
“When these students are challenged on campus with an ‘Israeli Apartheid Wall’, they now have the tools to say: ‘We have seen Israel’s security fence, we have spoken to Israelis and Palestinians. This is not the reality on the ground.’”
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:49:04 +0100Anna Sheinman111699 at http://www.thejc.comCampus Notebook: September 27, 2013http://www.thejc.com/campus/campus-notebook/111708/campus-notebook-september-27-2013
<p><b>GREENWICH FUN TIME</b></p>
<p>The new JSoc at Greenwich University is up and running after a successful Freshers’ week. President Nathan Abraham (left) said: “There are eight or nine Jewish people who could become members and quite a few non-Jewish people want to join.”</p>
<p><b>YAKKING AT YACHAD</b></p>
<p>Journalist Jonathan Freedland, Jonathan Peccia from the American embassy and Rony Yedidia-Clein, director of public affairs at the Israeli embassy spoke at advocacy group Yachad’s annual student meeting. Hannah Weisfeld, the group’s director, said there was “lively debate” over whether students should engage with activists who support tactics they disagree with, such as Israel boycotters.</p>
<p><b>ISN’T IT DELOITTE-FUL?</b></p>
<p>UJS held its first-ever Deloitte recruitment day, giving students the inside track on how to apply for internships and graduate schemes at the financial services company. The event saw 36 students meet Deloitte employees for assessment exercises, talks and networking.</p>
<p><b>TAKING THE BISCUIT</b></p>
<p>St Andrews JSoc held a succah building, where students created their own mini-succahs out of biscuits and confectionary. Favoured construction<br />
material? Chocolate fingers. </p>
<p><b>HONEY, YOU’RE SO SWEET</b></p>
<p>Rabbi Fishel and Esther Cohen, chaplaincy for Birmingham and the West Midlands, distributed parcels of sweet treats and honey for medical students in the city over the chagim. They also held a pre-Freshers barbecue for 50 students.</p>Campus notebookUniversitiesAberdeen111708storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Uni of Greenwich Jsoc.JPG

University of Greenwich has a brand new JSOc

GREENWICH FUN TIME
The new JSoc at Greenwich University is up and running after a successful Freshers’ week. President Nathan Abraham (left) said: “There are eight or nine Jewish people who could become members and quite a few non-Jewish people want to join.”
YAKKING AT YACHAD
Journalist Jonathan Freedland, Jonathan Peccia from the American embassy and Rony Yedidia-Clein, director of public affairs at the Israeli embassy spoke at advocacy group Yachad’s annual student meeting. Hannah Weisfeld, the group’s director, said there was “lively debate” over whether students should engage with activists who support tactics they disagree with, such as Israel boycotters.
ISN’T IT DELOITTE-FUL?
UJS held its first-ever Deloitte recruitment day, giving students the inside track on how to apply for internships and graduate schemes at the financial services company. The event saw 36 students meet Deloitte employees for assessment exercises, talks and networking.
TAKING THE BISCUIT
St Andrews JSoc held a succah building, where students created their own mini-succahs out of biscuits and confectionary. Favoured construction
material? Chocolate fingers.
HONEY, YOU’RE SO SWEET
Rabbi Fishel and Esther Cohen, chaplaincy for Birmingham and the West Midlands, distributed parcels of sweet treats and honey for medical students in the city over the chagim. They also held a pre-Freshers barbecue for 50 students.
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:30:06 +0100Anna Sheinman111708 at http://www.thejc.comPink Floyd's Roger Waters star of David pig protesthttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/111704/pink-floyds-roger-waters-star-david-pig-protest
<p>Jews in Manchester are angry that rock guitarist Roger Waters displayed an inflatable pig bearing a star of David during a concert, even though they warned the venue it would cause offence.</p>
<p>The Pink Floyd frontman, and well known supporter of a boycott of Israel, performed at the phones4u Arena Manchester last week as part of “The Wall” tour. </p>
<p>His use of the pig as a prop has been criticised by, among others, the Anti-Defamation League.</p>
<p>Sharon Bannister, vice president of the Manchester Jewish Representative Council, said: “It is very disappointing when someone who has such a strong fan base should choose to use such offensive imagery.” </p>
<p>Joy Wolfe, the president of Manchester Zionist Central Council, had told the Arena’s management team before the event that the Jewish community in the city would be “highly offended” by the “inappropriate combination” of a giant flying pig and a star of David.</p>
<p>Staff said her complaint would be passed on to the tour promoter, but the pig appeared nonetheless. A spokesperson for the Arena said that the views were made known, but added: “The venue has little or no control over the content of a tour.”</p>
<p>Mrs Wolfe said that by failing to act, the venue “would inevitably be seen as condoning the offensive imagery.”</p>UK newsIsrael boycottMusicShowbiz111704storyhttp://www.thejc.com/files/Roger Waters Pig.JPG

The pig displaying a star of David at the concert

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Jews in Manchester are angry that rock guitarist Roger Waters displayed an inflatable pig bearing a star of David during a concert, even though they warned the venue it would cause offence.
The Pink Floyd frontman, and well known supporter of a boycott of Israel, performed at the phones4u Arena Manchester last week as part of “The Wall” tour.
His use of the pig as a prop has been criticised by, among others, the Anti-Defamation League.
Sharon Bannister, vice president of the Manchester Jewish Representative Council, said: “It is very disappointing when someone who has such a strong fan base should choose to use such offensive imagery.”
Joy Wolfe, the president of Manchester Zionist Central Council, had told the Arena’s management team before the event that the Jewish community in the city would be “highly offended” by the “inappropriate combination” of a giant flying pig and a star of David.
Staff said her complaint would be passed on to the tour promoter, but the pig appeared nonetheless. A spokesperson for the Arena said that the views were made known, but added: “The venue has little or no control over the content of a tour.”
Mrs Wolfe said that by failing to act, the venue “would inevitably be seen as condoning the offensive imagery.”
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:30:06 +0100Anna Sheinman111704 at http://www.thejc.comPop-up succahs built in Heathrow for Succot http://www.thejc.com/succah/111712/pop-succahs-built-heathrow-succot
<p>Three pop-up succahs greeted passengers at Heathrow Airport this week.</p>
<p>Two of the festival booths have been erected at Terminals 4 and 5, with one to share between Terminals 1 and 3.</p>
<p>For many years observant Jews using the airport during the festival who wished to eat in a succah had to travel seven miles to Ealing United Synagogue. </p>
<p>Now, thanks to the synagogue’s rabbi Hershi Vogel, who is the Jewish Chaplain at the airport, there are more Heathrow tabernacles than you can shake a lulav at. Rabbi Vogel explained: “These succahs are small, light and easily transportable. People can take one outside to a location they are comfortable with on the landside of the airport.”</p>
<p>He added: “For years we have been hosting five to 15 people in our succah in Ealing. While the numbers are not that large, if having succahs at Heathrow makes a difference to even one person, it is worthwhile.”</p>
<p>On Succot, eating must be done in a succah. While some people also sleep in their succah, Rabbi Vogel confirmed: “These are for people to take a bite in, nothing more.”</p>SuccahSuccot111712story

111711Succah built in Brent Cross in show of interfaith111453Heathrow Airport gets pop-ups for Succot
Three pop-up succahs greeted passengers at Heathrow Airport this week.
Two of the festival booths have been erected at Terminals 4 and 5, with one to share between Terminals 1 and 3.
For many years observant Jews using the airport during the festival who wished to eat in a succah had to travel seven miles to Ealing United Synagogue.
Now, thanks to the synagogue’s rabbi Hershi Vogel, who is the Jewish Chaplain at the airport, there are more Heathrow tabernacles than you can shake a lulav at. Rabbi Vogel explained: “These succahs are small, light and easily transportable. People can take one outside to a location they are comfortable with on the landside of the airport.”
He added: “For years we have been hosting five to 15 people in our succah in Ealing. While the numbers are not that large, if having succahs at Heathrow makes a difference to even one person, it is worthwhile.”
On Succot, eating must be done in a succah. While some people also sleep in their succah, Rabbi Vogel confirmed: “These are for people to take a bite in, nothing more.”
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:30:06 +0100Anna Sheinman111712 at http://www.thejc.comFather and two children in Tel Aviv death fall http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/111628/father-and-two-children-tel-aviv-death-fall
<p>A father and his two children in Tel Aviv have been found dead after falling from an 11 storey building.</p>
<p>Local police suspect that the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, which involved the 52-year-old man throwing the children, aged three and five to their deaths before jumping himself.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for Magen David Adom said the man and the children were dead when paramedics arrived at the scene.</p>
<p>According to reports, the father had told the children's mother he intended to kill them. </p>
<p>Police mounted a helicopter search for the man which was called off when the bodies were found.</p>Israel newsCrime111628story

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A father and his two children in Tel Aviv have been found dead after falling from an 11 storey building.
Local police suspect that the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, which involved the 52-year-old man throwing the children, aged three and five to their deaths before jumping himself.
A spokesperson for Magen David Adom said the man and the children were dead when paramedics arrived at the scene.
According to reports, the father had told the children's mother he intended to kill them.
Police mounted a helicopter search for the man which was called off when the bodies were found.
Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:11:42 +0100Anna Sheinman111628 at http://www.thejc.comConvicted paedophile denies his wife a gethttp://www.thejc.com/111522/convicted-paedophile-denies-his-wife-a-get
<p>An Orthodox Jewish woman says she has been refused a get from her husband, a convicted paedophile who sexually assaulted her daughters.</p>
<p>The man was sentenced last month for abusing the girls, his step-daughters, from the ages of nine and 12. </p>
<p>The woman, who cannot be name for legal reasons, said she had filed for a get— a religious divorce — but the deadline had passed without a response from her husband. </p>
<p>She said: “He tells people he still loves me. He wants his name cleared, that’s the word we hear on the grapevine. But of course he’s dirtying his name even more by being controlling.”</p>
<p>The man’s lack of respect for women and lack of remorse over the sexual abuse was noted by the judge during the case. </p>
<p>“If he showed remorse, he would have given the get already. I’m a possession to him,” his wife said.</p>
<p>Her daughters remained badly affected by the abuse, and she feared they would suffer further if the get was not granted.</p>
<p>“My younger girl won’t let me hug her. She has become very introverted. My elder daughter has become a bully. It’s the anger and the pain. She was forced to do things she didn’t want to do,” the woman said.</p>
<p>She has successfully applied for a court order, preventing her husband from coming near her home or workplace. </p>
<p>The woman said she feels let down by her community in north-west London. “The rabbis are shutting their doors,” she said. “Even with a guilty verdict and a sentence, they cannot accept that a religious person could do such a thing. It’s a sick world.</p>
<p>“I would like to see a bit more support. I’ve had no phone calls. I’d just like acknowledgement. I’ve become the criminal, but I haven’t done anything wrong. I feel as if my closest friends have stabbed me in the back.”</p>
<p>The husband declined to comment.</p>111522story

An Orthodox Jewish woman says she has been refused a get from her husband, a convicted paedophile who sexually assaulted her daughters.
The man was sentenced last month for abusing the girls, his step-daughters, from the ages of nine and 12.
The woman, who cannot be name for legal reasons, said she had filed for a get— a religious divorce — but the deadline had passed without a response from her husband.
She said: “He tells people he still loves me. He wants his name cleared, that’s the word we hear on the grapevine. But of course he’s dirtying his name even more by being controlling.”
The man’s lack of respect for women and lack of remorse over the sexual abuse was noted by the judge during the case.
“If he showed remorse, he would have given the get already. I’m a possession to him,” his wife said.
Her daughters remained badly affected by the abuse, and she feared they would suffer further if the get was not granted.
“My younger girl won’t let me hug her. She has become very introverted. My elder daughter has become a bully. It’s the anger and the pain. She was forced to do things she didn’t want to do,” the woman said.
She has successfully applied for a court order, preventing her husband from coming near her home or workplace.
The woman said she feels let down by her community in north-west London. “The rabbis are shutting their doors,” she said. “Even with a guilty verdict and a sentence, they cannot accept that a religious person could do such a thing. It’s a sick world.
“I would like to see a bit more support. I’ve had no phone calls. I’d just like acknowledgement. I’ve become the criminal, but I haven’t done anything wrong. I feel as if my closest friends have stabbed me in the back.”
The husband declined to comment.
Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:00:19 +0100Anna Sheinman111522 at http://www.thejc.comTapestries buyer revealed as the Rothschild Foundationhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/111516/tapestries-buyer-revealed-rothschild-foundation
<p>The mystery buyer of rare silk hangings depicting scenes of Jerusalem has been revealed as the Rothschild Foundation.</p>
<p>The seven embroidered 18th-century tapestries were bought from a private owner for £120,000 in August, but the identity of the buyer was not disclosed at the time.</p>
<p>Two of the smaller hangings will be displayed at Waddesdon Manor, the Rothschild house in Buckinghamshire, from this month. The whole collection will go on display in March.</p>
<p>Culture Minister Ed Vaizey described the news that the tapestries would have a permanent home in the UK as “fantastic”. </p>
<p>“They are some of the finest examples left in existence and this acquisition now means they can be appreciated by generations for years to come.”</p>
<p>Mr Vaizey had put an export ban on the hangings earlier this year to prevent them being sold abroad.</p>UK newsJerusalem111516story

The mystery buyer of rare silk hangings depicting scenes of Jerusalem has been revealed as the Rothschild Foundation.
The seven embroidered 18th-century tapestries were bought from a private owner for £120,000 in August, but the identity of the buyer was not disclosed at the time.
Two of the smaller hangings will be displayed at Waddesdon Manor, the Rothschild house in Buckinghamshire, from this month. The whole collection will go on display in March.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey described the news that the tapestries would have a permanent home in the UK as “fantastic”.
“They are some of the finest examples left in existence and this acquisition now means they can be appreciated by generations for years to come.”
Mr Vaizey had put an export ban on the hangings earlier this year to prevent them being sold abroad.
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:30:19 +0100Anna Sheinman111516 at http://www.thejc.comForget striped jerseys, it’s kippot for crooks nowhttp://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/111530/forget-striped-jerseys-it%E2%80%99s-kippot-crooks-now
<p>Three men are still at large more than a month after carrying out a violent robbery of two jewellery shops in South Wales. The trio were all wearing kippot.</p>
<p>The men are believed to be from Eastern Europe — possibly Lithuania. They were caught on CCTV as they were robbing the Clock Shop in Porthcawl near Swansea on July 31.</p>
<p>Wearing white shirts, black trousers and dark coloured kippot, the offenders waited until the owner of the shop had left and attacked the two female assistants with pepper spray before tying them up. </p>
<p>Sixty-eight-year old Mary, speaking to BBC’s Crimewatch programme, said: “I couldn’t see and my face felt as if it was on fire, I immediately thought, ‘it’s acid, I’m blind, I’ll never see again.’”</p>
<p>Both she and her colleague, Sue, were pushed to the floor and left lying there while the attackers filled bags with jewellery. </p>
<p>The men then stole the CCTV footage. However, there was a back-up copy, and the three men can be seen clearly both on that footage, and on footage of them stealing from another jewellery store in the town that day.</p>
<p>Following the attack, Mary and Sue have left their jobs, and owner Keith has decided to close the shop.</p>
<p>The suspects are believed to have links in the east London area, and a caller to Crimewatch identified the three men as having sold jewellery matching the description of the goods stolen outside an east London train station.</p>
<p>They are described as white, in their early twenties and speaking in broken English.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for south Wales police said: “We had a good response from the appeal on Crimewatch and we are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.”</p>UK newsCrime111530story

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Three men are still at large more than a month after carrying out a violent robbery of two jewellery shops in South Wales. The trio were all wearing kippot.
The men are believed to be from Eastern Europe — possibly Lithuania. They were caught on CCTV as they were robbing the Clock Shop in Porthcawl near Swansea on July 31.
Wearing white shirts, black trousers and dark coloured kippot, the offenders waited until the owner of the shop had left and attacked the two female assistants with pepper spray before tying them up.
Sixty-eight-year old Mary, speaking to BBC’s Crimewatch programme, said: “I couldn’t see and my face felt as if it was on fire, I immediately thought, ‘it’s acid, I’m blind, I’ll never see again.’”
Both she and her colleague, Sue, were pushed to the floor and left lying there while the attackers filled bags with jewellery.
The men then stole the CCTV footage. However, there was a back-up copy, and the three men can be seen clearly both on that footage, and on footage of them stealing from another jewellery store in the town that day.
Following the attack, Mary and Sue have left their jobs, and owner Keith has decided to close the shop.
The suspects are believed to have links in the east London area, and a caller to Crimewatch identified the three men as having sold jewellery matching the description of the goods stolen outside an east London train station.
They are described as white, in their early twenties and speaking in broken English.
A spokesperson for south Wales police said: “We had a good response from the appeal on Crimewatch and we are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.”
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:00:14 +0100Anna Sheinman111530 at http://www.thejc.com